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Hanging Up
I’ve got my ex husband on line one,asking if things can be fixed,and I tap my pen against the oak of my desk,making a wish as I watch my phone shuffle through songs by starry eyed girls who saw things that my eyes aren’t capable of conceiving. I wish that I was a mother. He…
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I’m The Dreamer, You’re The Dream
Something about this morning makes me long for rain.A fresh fall on the lawn and the window panes as I pass from one dream to another,your fingers clinging tightly to my waist,drumming a sleepy, soft song as you chase me,playfully into paradise.
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Icy Waters
Waist deep in my woes,sharing them with you,you,my sweet one,seated in my shadow with a sly smile,so deep in the drama that you drown in me. Staring up from my icy waters,your eyes are glazed and tormented,dark and gloomy as the day begins again.My demons aren’t here to help me,and all you do is stare…
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Beach Boy Blues
Aaron was still looking for a way out of the holiday as the plane touched down in Hawaii. Most people would be thrilled at the prospect of two weeks on one of the most beautiful islands in the world, but Aaron looked out of the window of the aeroplane, to the bright sunshine and welcoming…
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I’m not in any danger
If I was any other thing,I would be the planks of a pier by the ocean I dreamed of for the last decade,so I could hear her sing to me as the stars stare down. It never seems to end.I fix my eyes on a final pointthat seems to get further away every time I…